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244June 1957
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Detective Comics #244

DC · June 1957 · on sale 1957-04-16

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#244
Publication date
June 1957
Key date
1957-06-00
On-sale date
1957-04-16
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The 100 Batarangs of Batman!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The 100 Batarangs of Batmancomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jay Garris (villain, introduction); Elmer Mason (Batman admirer); Lee Collins (Australian boomerang expert)
3You'll Want to Join Up with Sgt. Bilkopromo (ad from the publisher)1
4Worldwide Adventures in Science!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
6The Super-Spectacularcomic story6pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen; Jonas Raymond (Roy Raymond's descendant from 2057)
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug; Dad
9Hit-and-Run Police Squadstext article2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetLieutenant Roy Collins
10The Four Stunts of Doomcomic story6script: Dave Wood; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Ted Martin (introduction); Eddie (stuntman)
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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